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. >>> president obama returns to the campaign trail today following his tour of destruction in the state of new jersey and with the election just five days away, new polls are showing that the president and governor romney remain locked in a tight race. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, matt. schedules mean everything, the president back on the trail now, five dies go. the four of the next five days, he will be in the state of ohio and his very last rally will be in des moines, iowa, where the first lady will join him. fresh off his visit to the storm-ravaged new jersey shore, president obama returns to the campaign trail today. on wednesday, the president's focus, though, was all sandy, spending four hours surveying hurricane damage with new jersey's republican governor, chris christie. with less than a week to go until the election, the two leaders were an unlikely combination. practically inseparable, comforting victims in shelters and on the storm-ravaged streets. later at a press conference, the presiden
. >>> president obama returns to the campaign trail today following his tour of destruction in the state of new jersey and with the election just five days away, new polls are showing that the president and governor romney remain locked in a tight race. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, matt. schedules mean everything, the president back on the trail now, five dies go. the four of the next five days,...
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obama leading in some key battleground states, romney is making a late play for traditionally blue states including pennsylvania where he'll campaign later today. for "today," kristen welker, nbc news, concord, new hampshire. >>> our next two it guests couldn't be more excited for the big night. david gregory of "meet the press" and chuck todd, chief white house correspondent. nice to see both of you this morning. >> thank you and welcome. >> it's great to be here. boy, am i here just in time for all the fun. one romney adviser told "the new york times" this is a tie football game with a loose ball. david, is the race really still up for grabs it at this point? >> well, it's certainly close enough it is up for grabs. we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the ele
obama leading in some key battleground states, romney is making a late play for traditionally blue states including pennsylvania where he'll campaign later today. for "today," kristen welker, nbc news, concord, new hampshire. >>> our next two it guests couldn't be more excited for the big night. david gregory of "meet the press" and chuck todd, chief white house correspondent. nice to see both of you this morning. >> thank you and welcome. >> it's great...
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maps seeking those big, important swing state votes. we get the latest from nbc's tracie potts. >> reporter: both candidates land in ohio today. so far here's what their travel schedules look like. governor romney visits seven states, including a rally in ohio tonight, with 100 supporters, politicians and celebrities. in virginia last night, he argued the president is running out of steam. >> he was just the other day talking about saving characters on sesame street and playing word games with my name and attacking me on a regular basis and attacks that he knows aren't true. >> reporter: president obama also visits seven states between now and election day with a focus on ohio. his must-win state. he'll be there every day between now and the election, making his closing argument, highlighting higher home prices and victories overseas. >> al qaeda has been decimated, osama bin laden is dead. so we've made real progress these past four years. >> reporter: the president picked up an endorsement from new york mayor michael bloomberg. earlie
maps seeking those big, important swing state votes. we get the latest from nbc's tracie potts. >> reporter: both candidates land in ohio today. so far here's what their travel schedules look like. governor romney visits seven states, including a rally in ohio tonight, with 100 supporters, politicians and celebrities. in virginia last night, he argued the president is running out of steam. >> he was just the other day talking about saving characters on sesame street and playing word...
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republican nominee mitt romney and president obama each hitting seven states total during the run-up to the election. coming up at 6:30, we'll have much more on the anxious end to this very long campaign in a live report from capitol hill. >>> it's 6:09. coming up, smuggling underwear from the inside out. it's an $11,000 heist at a bay area victoria's secret. very interesting. >> smuggling underwear from the inside out. nice. >>> plus orange and black confetti is still flowing after the parade. this is near dodger territory. we'll show you the late-night appearance from two giant power pitchers just ahead. >>> good for them. plus a bay area ipo and further look at all those jobs numbers, so important today in business news. >> reporter: and a short line here in the south bay for the ipad mini. the latest apple product to be released. coming up in just a couple hours. we'll talk to some of these people coming up. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the makin
republican nominee mitt romney and president obama each hitting seven states total during the run-up to the election. coming up at 6:30, we'll have much more on the anxious end to this very long campaign in a live report from capitol hill. >>> it's 6:09. coming up, smuggling underwear from the inside out. it's an $11,000 heist at a bay area victoria's secret. very interesting. >> smuggling underwear from the inside out. nice. >>> plus orange and black confetti is still...
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. >> reporter: in virginia he spoke up for president obama trying to increase a key swing state. governor mitt romney is trying to hold down iowa. a battleground state where he's fallen behind five points in the latest polls. >> it's with the vote of the people of iowa we can't lose. >> reporter: the candidates crossed paths within hours of each other as they barnstormed iowa and six other tossup states. making their final arguments in the last weekend of this campaign. ♪ >> reporter: while the president was joined by john mellencamp and katy perry, governor romney got a boost from nascar legend richard petty. >> this is what you hear when you're in a nascar race. >> with only two days of campaigning left, the candidates are just beginning their blitz of the battleground states. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> "the new york times" blogger nate silver says the latest statistics show that president obama leads in 19 out of 20 swing state polls. he predicted the 2008 election correctly using the same method. he says there's a 16% chance the state polls could be wrong and tha
. >> reporter: in virginia he spoke up for president obama trying to increase a key swing state. governor mitt romney is trying to hold down iowa. a battleground state where he's fallen behind five points in the latest polls. >> it's with the vote of the people of iowa we can't lose. >> reporter: the candidates crossed paths within hours of each other as they barnstormed iowa and six other tossup states. making their final arguments in the last weekend of this campaign. ♪...
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map seeking those all-important swing state votes. tracie potts is live on capitol hill tracking it all for us. this is it, finally the final weekend for those candidates and we'll actually have an election to talk about soon. >> reporter: we will, and we will actually have at that some jobs numbers to talk about. they just came out. the nation's new unemployment rate 7.9%. we saw more jobs created, but that rate still ticked up a bit. president obama likely to address that today as he visits ohio. he's also going to be in seven other states between now and election day. in fact he's going to be in ohio every single day, underscoring the importance of that battleground state. governor romney also in ohio tonight at a rally with 100 people who he says are supporters. these are big names. politicians, celebrities, standing behind him tonight. he will likely also talk about those jobs numbers saying that they're just not enough to sustain a recovery and he's got a better plan. meantime analysts are wondering if we could be headed toward
map seeking those all-important swing state votes. tracie potts is live on capitol hill tracking it all for us. this is it, finally the final weekend for those candidates and we'll actually have an election to talk about soon. >> reporter: we will, and we will actually have at that some jobs numbers to talk about. they just came out. the nation's new unemployment rate 7.9%. we saw more jobs created, but that rate still ticked up a bit. president obama likely to address that today as he...
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early voting is happening in these states. maryland cancelled early voting for the day. how much of an impact is that especially for the obama campaign is very much -- >> they are dependent on it, talking about it, counting on it. it does have an impact. it moves romney into an awkward situation. anything he does looks blatantly political or needy he's not in the equation when the country is under siege from a massive storm. >> the president of the united states went to the fema command center which by the way was it cynical or maybe the people running the campaign said we need to get him there. the president was doing what presidents do. what does mitt romney do? >> real quickly this close to the election does it matter if they got to cancel these rallies and what about their ad? if you're wall to wall coverage in these markets the television ads aren't airing? >> they are not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney'
early voting is happening in these states. maryland cancelled early voting for the day. how much of an impact is that especially for the obama campaign is very much -- >> they are dependent on it, talking about it, counting on it. it does have an impact. it moves romney into an awkward situation. anything he does looks blatantly political or needy he's not in the equation when the country is under siege from a massive storm. >> the president of the united states went to the fema...
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said obama ryan visits last in fight for colorado. strategists say the struggle isn't for undecided, it is to make sure registered voters actually get out and get to the polls. >> and the wisconsin sentinel says obama, romney make change, key issues on the stump. and new jobs report to consider. chuck todd, nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent, has more on all of this. chuck, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. you may want to talk about other states, but i think it is coming down to one. polls close in ohio in about 105 hours. between now and 7:30 p.m. eastern time tuesday night when the polls close in ohio, an hour may not go by without one of the two candidates for president or vice president trekking through at least one part of that crucial state. >> i am counting on you to make sure we will win. we can't lose. >> let's go vote! let's get this done! >> the final chapter of the 2012 campaign has begun and it has come down to ohio which president obama and mitt romney will visit six times in the
said obama ryan visits last in fight for colorado. strategists say the struggle isn't for undecided, it is to make sure registered voters actually get out and get to the polls. >> and the wisconsin sentinel says obama, romney make change, key issues on the stump. and new jobs report to consider. chuck todd, nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent, has more on all of this. chuck, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. you may want to talk about other...
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meantime, both president obama and republican rival mitt romney have put their campaign trips on hold because of the storm and the need to deal with its aftermath. >>> iranian state television says the country's army has launched two days of ground and air maneuvers near the iraqi border. state media says the exercises are aimed at upgrading combat readiness and increasing deterrents against possible attacks. the war games come at a time of escalating tensions with the west over iran's nuclear program. >>> there appears to be high level fall-out from the apple-mac fee arrivingo. long-time head of iphone software development todd forstall will be leaving next year. apple did not give a reason, but it was his division that oversaw the update that replaced google maps with apple's first mapping app. that app drew so much criticism, apple apologized to its customers. >>> intrepid late night host jimmy fallon did not let the storm stop his release. he opened the store on almost the desserted streets, and then he delivered his monologue without a studio audience. >> thank you. welcome to la
meantime, both president obama and republican rival mitt romney have put their campaign trips on hold because of the storm and the need to deal with its aftermath. >>> iranian state television says the country's army has launched two days of ground and air maneuvers near the iraqi border. state media says the exercises are aimed at upgrading combat readiness and increasing deterrents against possible attacks. the war games come at a time of escalating tensions with the west over iran's...
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warning americans. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: eight states plus washington, d.c., were declared federal disaster areas before the storm hit. west virginia was added early this morning. president clinton filled in in ohio. >> he got up this morning and called me and he said, i've got to go back right now, this storm is getting out of hand. i've got to handle it. and i said, mr. president, that is the right call. >> reporter: governor mitt romney scheduled a storm relief rally in ohio today. he and paul ryan are urging supporters to donate. >> swing by, give a hand. >> make sure we do our very best to help those that are being impacted by the storm. >> anything he says injects pure politics into it. and so you want to be careful if you're the romney team to keep an eye on it, obviously. but don't necessarily try to get in front of the story in any way. >> reporter: one week before the election, polls are tied, but campaigning at a standstill. >> i am not worried at
warning americans. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: eight states plus washington, d.c., were declared federal disaster areas before the storm hit. west virginia was added early this morning. president clinton filled in in ohio. >> he got up this morning and called me and he said, i've got to go back right now, this storm is getting out of hand. i've got to handle it. and i...
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this means more federal support for state and local efforts. and then in connecticut, this is what it looks like in milford. the storm surge combined with high tide swapping streemping s there. according to the american red cross, almost 11,000 people are waking up in red cross shelters across 16 states all because of sandy. now, sandy is also making life difficult for travelers, even those who are not trying to get to the northeast. stephanie is live at sfo with more on why the storm is affecting flights all over the country. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: marla, good morning to you. you know some good news, i did speak with an employee here at sfo this morning who said really the number of people sleeping here last night is on par with the usual number. if you're in terminal 2, it was a very popular spot for some folks. some dozens of flights cancelled, most of them to and from the east coast. now, this morning off camera we caught up with some tired travellers. two of them headed back home to calgary in canada, had their 9:00 p.m. fli
this means more federal support for state and local efforts. and then in connecticut, this is what it looks like in milford. the storm surge combined with high tide swapping streemping s there. according to the american red cross, almost 11,000 people are waking up in red cross shelters across 16 states all because of sandy. now, sandy is also making life difficult for travelers, even those who are not trying to get to the northeast. stephanie is live at sfo with more on why the storm is...
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. >> the message that christie is sending voters is that obama is dog a good job. he's not a squacary socialist person. he's somebody who can be trusted. >> reporter: meantime today, governor romney also on the campaign trail focusing on virginia, a state where the polls are telling us this is a very tight race with the president having such a slim lead at the can't call it a lead, they call it a tie. meantime in new jersey, new york and other states, they're trying to figure out how they're going to get people to the polls and whether the polls will even be available in some cases considering putting up tents to make sure people get a chance to vote. laura. >> and all that damage left by the storm still a developing story this morning. it has been rough. we've seen flooding, we've seen fires and now an oil spill out there in woodbridge, new jersey, some 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaking from an oil tank facility. it is now out in the water separating new jersey from staten island, new york. about 200 workers there working very hard just trying to contain that
. >> the message that christie is sending voters is that obama is dog a good job. he's not a squacary socialist person. he's somebody who can be trusted. >> reporter: meantime today, governor romney also on the campaign trail focusing on virginia, a state where the polls are telling us this is a very tight race with the president having such a slim lead at the can't call it a lead, they call it a tie. meantime in new jersey, new york and other states, they're trying to figure out...